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I am a GNU/Linux user since 1996. During the first months, I tried to install Red Hat several times. Then, for four years, I loved to do everything from…
Rafael Alvarez

September 2015

When creating a website for the first time, it’s common to turn to well-known experts in the field to get their magical solutions or “silver bullets” on…
Rafael Alvarez

July 2015

There’s a nasty little problem that’s been deteriorating the provision of technology services for some time now. People call it man-hours; I’m going to…
Rafael Alvarez
A long time ago I was a cashier at a store. One of my duties was to give the owner's son $2,000 COP for lunch money every day from the cash register. He…
Rafael Alvarez

June 2015

One of the most frequent questions when deciding to start a business is whether or not to formalize it. That is, to operate as a natural person or…
Rafael Alvarez

May 2015

For years, when it comes to my style of managing teams of engineers, one of the things I'm known for has to do with accurately tracking work time. In…
Rafael Alvarez

April 2015

The sheer amount of activity in Medellín promoting entrepreneurship is unparalleled. Students want to be entrepreneurs from the start, employees look…
Rafael Alvarez

March 2015

The Enron scandal showed the industry world how bonuses for senior executives can turn into poisonous “carrots” that end up degenerating behavior across…
Rafael Alvarez

February 2015

After four articles that waxed emotional about entrepreneurship, let’s move on to a more technical topic that’s less subject to discussion: the total…
Rafael Alvarez
Being an entrepreneur is all the rage right now. Becoming the next Steve Jobs is the latest fantasy of recent graduates, non-graduates, or anyone tired…
Rafael Alvarez
Implementing telework has become a top priority for senior managers and entrepreneurs. The newspapers are talking about companies in Silicon Valley…
Rafael Alvarez
I’ve often wondered what the simplest and most useful tidbit of information is, that, had I known earlier, would have transformed years of mistakes into…
Rafael Alvarez
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